YWCA of Van Wert County
Capital Campaign
WHAT
YWCA of Van Wert County is building a new facility.
WHERE
The Marsh Foundation has generously donated land on Lincoln HWY.
WHY
This campaign will allow us to build a new facility dedicated to providing dignified living for survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and sexual assault, as well as creating space for our youth programs.
FACILITY FEATURES:
Youth Development Programming
Survivor Services
Administrative Offices
Click on images for a closer view of the proposed building.
Capital Campaign Media Articles.
Click the picture to be linked to on-line media articles about the Capital Campaign and future plans for our new facility!
Capital campaign launched for new building. (11/6/2024)
Why the YWCA is building a new facility (11/14/2024)
YWCA explains build vs renovate (11/25/2024)
YW provides more info on facility project (11/21/2024)
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Renovating our current building includes millions of dollars of remediation and renovation costs that would be more costly than a new construction. It was also important to consider how to continue provide services to survivors during construction. Those living in our shelter have suffered trauma and victimization - living in a construction zone would create unnecessary upheaval in their lives and affect their recovery . We appreciate the historical significance and beauty of the current building, however, renovation is not feasible.
A new structure will cost approximately 12-15 million dollars and allows us to improve and expand our youth development services . Currently, the YWCA Summer Food Program is held offsite at the Goedde Building and First United Methodist Church. A new facility allows all services to be under the same roof and to continue our impact for another 100+ years!
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With the assistance of KO Consulting, we are exploring avenues of federal and state grant streams that are currently offering funding to build facilities that support the services we provide. We also hope that local businesses and private donors will generously pledge to make this dream a reality.
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This capital campaign and the subsequent construction of a new facility will take approximately 3-4 years to complete. In the meantime, we vow to be good stewards of and maintain the structure of the current facility. Our first priority is still providing quality services to those in need.
We will explore the best option for the current building over the next few years while keeping in mind what is best for Van Wert County.
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Assisting survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking as well as providing quality programming to the youth of our community is our focus. Because there are several great fitness centers meeting our community's needs in Van Wert, we will not duplicate those services. A new facility is best utilized to improve current services and offer other programs that are currently lacking in Van Wert County.
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